Truck.



R. R. KOHLMAN & H. R. SIEMONS. TRUCK.

APPHCATIQN FILED MAR.20,1915.I mwms, Patented Mar. 28; 1916..

2 SHEETS-$HEET l.

RR. KOHLMAN & H. R. SiEMONS.

TRUCK.

MAR. 20, 5915.

APPLICATION FILED Patented Mar. 28, 1916 2 SHE[TS-SHEET 2 wi lmeooqm UNITED STATES P T NT/O FICE,

Bonuses. KOHLMAN AND HENRY R. smmons. F DANFORTH. ILLINOIS.

TRUCK.

To allwhomyitmayiconcermo 1 jlBeit known that \VGyROBElt'lf R. 1\()I1L .\[AX andJI-Inxnr Rt SIEMONS. citizens of the county of Iroquois and State of Illinois,

t have invented new andusefi l Imin-ovements yin Tracks, of which the followingis a speci- Hfieation. I 1

f The presentinyentionrelates tonnprove- 1 0 merits in trucks whichare primarily adapted fo rhaiiling freight at a railway station. factories, etc.,fwhere the truck space is narrow or where the distance between the trucks or of the truck therebetween.and the primary .obj ect of the invention is to construct a truck having its opposite ends provided \Vltll handle whereby thetruck may be ])l'() pelled intwo directions without necessitating theturningi ofsaid'truck, and so reduce truckman. i

. :A further ob ect of the invention is to prothenliability of injury being inflicted t o the wide; an ordinary baggage truck with 4; saidlmndles may be readily removed from v its gripping elements to permit ofsaid truck being drawn inz the desired direction.

1 qlnthe-draivings:Figure l is a side eleva- 'ti0 n ofia truck constructed in accordance with the present invention, both of the banadlesi being shown in their elevated or grip \pedposition, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view t i foiithe same, one of the handles being in its 5 lowore d'or operative position, Fig, 3 is'an end elevation ofthe same with the handle in \itslowered or operative position, Fig. 4 is a similar view with the handle in its gripped it oreljeyatedposition, Fig. 5 is a central longit 7 is a similarsectional view on the line. 77

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. lnilthes drawings, the numeral 1 designates thebody or, platform of the truck, the same Specification 0f.Lett er s Patent.

iUnitedKStates, residing at Danforth, in the ears issu'ch as'tonot" permit ot the turning in alongitudinal direction. while either of tudinal sectional view.approximately.on the tionaljriew onthe line,6--6 of Fig. 1, Fig.

being provided at its longitudinal edges with upwardly projecting cleats or flanges 12. so that an article placed on't'he truck will not he accidentally removed laterally therefrtnn.

article from the said truck. the inner faces of the flanges are preferably rounded or curved.

Securedupon the iini'lerface of the plat- *form 1; adjacent each of the opposite ends maintainedin spaced relation with the ho]- Patented Mar. 28. 1916. I r 7 Application filed March 20, 1915. Serial No. 15,932.

,60 and in order to facilitate the removal of said L 31201 through the medium of a substantially V-shaped member 5. the same centrally coni tacting with the upper face of the sand board and having its diverging arms ell-set or provided with feet through which the bolts (3 pass. Secured centrally to'the underface of the sandboard 4 is the-upper member? of a fifth wheel. and the said upper member is either integrally formed with or has connected thereto, at diametrically opposite points, arranged central of the longitudinal plane of the platform 1. with an inner and outer angular arm 8 and t) rty spectively which have their upper ends bent laterally and secured to 'the umlerface of said platform. The outer arm 9. at a suitable distance above the upper member of the lifth wheel is provided with a substantially U-shaped clip 10. or a member which has its opposite sides inclined outwardly from its inner end or from its end connected with the arm 9. Secured upon the underface of the platform 1 is the flat substantially U-shaped body 11 of a spring member 12, the ends of member being turned or the, Ushaped twisted at a right angle to its body proper and comprising a pair ot rounded arms 13.

The numeral 14 designates the king bolt which passes through the apex of the V- shaped member 5, through the sand board and through the central portion of the upper member of the fifth Wheel as well as through the axle tree 16 and the axle 17 upon which the axle tree 16 rests. The axle has arranged for rotation upon its opposite ends wheels 18, and the outer face of each of the axles 17 is provided with clips 15) to which are loosely connected the tongue hounds 21, the said hounds being secured to the opposite sides of a tongue or pole 22, and. the saidpole has its outer end provided i at;

with a handle 23. The side members of the tionally contact with the opposite sides of the member or members 10 arranged upon the arm 9, and likewisethe opposite sides of the extensions of said tongue hounds or the opposite sides of the tongue are received between the spring arms of the clip 12 and so retain the pole and handle in an elevated or non-operative position upon the body of the truck. When in such position, it will be a parent that neither ofthe tongues nor tie wheels arranged upon the axles to which the tongues are connected can rotate upon their king pin, and the said wheels will be maintained longitudinally of the body or platform 1, but it will be also apparent that either of the-tongues may be readily withdrawn from frictional engagement with the members contacting therewith so that thesaid truck may be propelled longitudinally nection with the accompanying drawings,

the simplicity of the dcv'ice,-as well as the advantages thereof will, it 15 thought, be

perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains with vertical position,-said axle being free to turn upon its pivot when the tongue is relieved from the influence of sa d securing device and said spring member.

2. A truck having a pivoted axle, a, tongue plvotally mounted upon the axle, a securing device mounted upon the-body of said truck,

fingers mounted upon the tongue adjacent its pivot and adapted to engage the said securing device when thetongue is in vertical position whereby it will be locked and the axle held against pivotal movement with v relation to the body of the truck, and means mounted upon the body of-the tru'ckabove said securing device for holding the tongue in vertical position said axle being free to turn on its pivot when the tongue is relieved from the influence of the said securing device and the said holdingmeans.

In testimonywhereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT R. KOHLMAN. HENRY R. SIEMONS.

Witnesses ARTHUR J. Maax'rs, M; R. Manx-Ts. 

